Silvio Porzionato was born in Moncalieri (Torino, Italy).
He is a figurative painter who prefers oil paint on large canvases.
He takes photographs of friends and people he meets on the street.
His figures are depicted in statuary close-ups, although ordinary people; have the power to make us forget the typical private dimension of the portrait and, at the same time, they have the power to become icons of the human race.
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